Gartell Light Railway steams ahead with expansion
GARTELL Light Railway has achieved a long-held ambition to extend northwards on the track bed of the old Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.
Now incorporating a working junction, a railway over railway flyover, a level crossing and a new platform for the station named 'Tower View' this railway, with its half-sized trains, is unique on the British heritage scene.
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Two steam engines and various diesels haul trains at frequent intervals throughout the day. No need to worry about the weather either as all the coaches are fully enclosed. The line is operated by volunteers who have been highly trained in the duties that it takes to run a safe and efficient railway. Opening at 10am, the first train departs at 10.30am and at regular intervals until 4.30pm. Come early and enjoy one of their legendary bacon or breakfast rolls.
The railway is very family-orientated, and tickets are valid for as many trips as you like, subject to seat availability.
Home cooked food, drinks and snacks are available in the 'Pines' function suite which doubles as the station Buffet/Restaurant, or why not bring a picnic to enjoy by the lake?
On open days the railway is sign-posted from Templecombe and Henstridge. Visit www.glr-online.co.uk See us on Facebook or call 01963 - 370752.
4 comments:
Nice blog - but unreadable in black on red. Can't the posts be white on red, as they were?
It was a rush job and I did notice the problem - it seems if you cut and paste the text stays black whereas if putting an original article on the text is white. I will address it once I get the chance, don't worry!
Should these guys not be working in standard gauge? This was never a narrow gauge line, and this will surely be in the way when the line is reopened?
At least it's still railway use though!
The Gartell's a little different - a private line owned by the Gartell family. It's really up to them what gauge they use - and the line is a gem! There's plenty of room for the Gartell and New S&D to run alongside each other as although the route here was single track it was engineered for double track. It won't be any issue for many years in any case as I suspect this will be the ;ast stretch of the main line to be rebuilt.
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